The end of summer promises to be hot for all fans of the legendary game CS:GO. And it has nothing to do with the weather, although it's worth noting that this summer has been one of the hottest in the last decade.
WePlay Esports organizer, who pleased all the Dota 2 fans with the AniMajor tournament this June, announced another great event -
WePlay Academy League CS:GO event.
The end of summer promises to be hot for all fans of the legendary game CS:GO. And it has nothing to do with the weather, although it's worth noting that this summer has been one of the hottest in the last decade. WePlay Esports organizer, who pleased all the Dota 2 fans with the AniMajor tournament this June, announced another great event - WePlay Academy League CS:GO event.
The tournament, which starts on July 19 and will run until the end of August, will include youth squads of the eight most potent teams in the CS:GO. Already known list of participants WePlay Academy League. It includes the second squads of such media teams as NAVI Junior, FURIA Academy, Astralis Talent, BIG. Omen Academy, Young Ninjas, Fnatic Rising, VP.Prodigy, and mouz NXT.
The WePlay Academy League tournament will be held in two stages. In the first phase, young players will compete in online qualifiers. Matches of this stage will be held from July 19 to August 8 on a round-robin basis. Namely, each roster will play two best-of-1 against each of the opposing teams.
As a result of the online qualifications, four teams will be determined, which will continue to fight in the playoffs stage of the WePlay Academy League. As for the finals, they will be double-elimination matches with a best-of-3 format.
All playoff matches to determine the winner of the youth league will be held in LAN format at the WePlay Esports Arena Kyiv on August 27 - 29. It's still a mystery what show the organizers prepare for all CS:GO fans this time, but it won't be boring for sure. WePlay team is capable of organizing eSports events, which we recently saw at AniMajor. The latest major on Dota 2 undoubtedly set a new benchmark in organizing tournaments in the discipline and the organization of cybersports events to a new level. Let's hope that WePlay Academy League will become an unforgettable event for young athletes, who participated in the tournament of such status for the first time, and all CS:GO fans.
As for the tournament's prize pool, even though WePlay Academy League will bring together young teams with little-known beginners, the prize money is quite impressive and amounts to $ 100,000.
It's also worth mentioning the age requirements for the players of the youth squads. For example, the team should have at least four athletes ranging in age from 16 to 20 years old. This restriction also applies to substitutions that may be made in groups during the tournament. Therefore, participants need to ensure in advance and have the appropriate age group to replace players.
In conclusion, we would like to add that the WePlay Academy League tournament will be one of the first events of such a critical level for the second line-up players. And according to the organizers themselves, it is held primarily to allow young athletes to make a strong statement on the big eSports scene and ignite new stars of the CS:GO discipline
